Notice2022-18656
Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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August 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 52949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18656]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2790-074]
Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2790-074.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, LLC (Boott).
e. Name of Project: Lowell Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Merrimack River
in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Hillsborough County, New
Hampshire. The project does not occupy any federal land but is located
within the administrative boundary of the Lowell National Historical
Park.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb, Licensing Manager, Boott
Hydropower, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH
03101; (978) 935-6039 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a011d0f08082a090f041e180b0618031c0f18191a051d0f1844090507"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae1fdefe8e8cae9efe4fef8ebe6f8e3fceff8f9fae5fdeff8a4e9e5e7">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly, (202) 502-8587 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691e000505000804470a0607070c050510290f0c1b0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a3d232626232b2764292524242f2626330a2c2f3829642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: September 23, 2022. Reply comments
due October 8, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0969582939fbebcb9beb583a5a0a0bfa2a490b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket
number P-2790-074.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Boott filed the Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries, and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and
Wildlife. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among
the signatories, issues related to minimum flows in the project's
bypassed reach and fish passage associated with the issuance of any new
license and fishway prescriptions under Section 18 of the FPA for the
project. Specifically, the Settlement Agreement includes, but is not
limited to, proposed measures for minimum flows in the bypassed reach,
modifications to existing upstream and downstream fish passage
facilities, modifications to the project's bypassed reach for upstream
fish passage, installation of an upstream fish passage facility in the
project tailrace, fish passage studies and effectiveness testing, fish
passage protection, and fish passage facility operation. Boott requests
that the Commission incorporate the proposed measures into any new
license issued.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the
docket number field to access the document (i.e., P-2790). At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18656 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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